{"product_id":"jazz-tx-a-love-letter-to-live-music-community-and-the-little-club-that-could-9781544553252","title":"Jazz, TX: A Love Letter to Live Music, Community, and the Little Club That Could","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA community's beating heart is often found in the most unlikely places.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of \u003cem\u003eJazz, TX\u003c\/em\u003e, is one of an underdog. When musician and entrepreneur \u003cstrong\u003eDoc Watkins\u003c\/strong\u003e opened the San Antonio club in 2016, the \"jazz club\" represented a bygone era of simplicity, spaces, and shared community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe goal was to revitalize jazz and put the house back into hospitality. The result was a timeless sensory experience-one that fulfilled a craving people didn't even realize they had. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eJazz, TX\u003c\/em\u003e, Doc provides a behind-the-scenes look at how one perfectly imperfect jazz club became a community's cornerstone by getting back to basics with human connection. Part memoir, part ode to jazz, part entrepreneurial playbook, this collection of anecdotes is an anthology of philosophies garnered from various artists, educators, and out-of-the-box business leaders. Entertaining, inspirational, and truly unique, \u003cem\u003eJazz, TX\u003c\/em\u003e offers a peek behind the curtain at how a restaurant and venue became a unifying, legendary force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doc Watkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lioncrest Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781544553252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatkins, Doc:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Doc Watkins is a CEO, tech founder, club owner, pianist, singer, bandleader, and wannabe cowboy. He opened his first club, Jazz, TX, in San Antonio in 2016 and his second club, Doc's, in Houston in 2025. An active musician, Doc has released ten albums and plays nearly one hundred shows a year with his eleven-piece orchestra. He is the co-founder and CEO of TurnTable, a ticketing and marketing software company created for jazz clubs. A husband and father of four, Doc has called San Antonio home since 2006.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Doc Watkins \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48867499573405,"sku":"9781544553252","price":41.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5435766d-a155-4286-b90a-7a347ecc1eb2.jpg?v=1788335490","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/jazz-tx-a-love-letter-to-live-music-community-and-the-little-club-that-could-9781544553252","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}